links for 2010-01-27

Murdoch on Rusbridger: “Kooky,” was his description. “And what’s with the way his hair falls in his face?” Murdoch asked once, scowling in his dark way, about Rusbridger’s bangs and mop-top. “How old is he? He looks like a kid.”

The compusiveness of gaming is very powerful indeed: “There are two things that matter to making your social game a success: getting users to return frequently (stickiness) and getting users to invite their friends (virality).”